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 Habitat: Buffalo are extremely adaptable animals,
being able to occupy open grasslands, wooded savanna and thickets.
Habits: Highly gregarious animals, buffalo associate in herds of up to 1000 or more
individuals. Despite being very aggressive and extremely dangerous animals (more hunters
are killed by buffaloes than any other animal), buffaloes are very peaceful amongst
themselves.
The dominant bull normally is the oldest bull in the herd. Both sexes have
horns, but those of males are more robust and heavier. Males can attain a mass of about
800 kg and they have a life span of approximately 20 years.
Diet: Buffalo are exclusively grazers.
Breeding:
Female buffalo become sexually matured at the age of 5 years. The gestation period is 11
months and one single calf is born. |
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